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Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico

and boasted of what great things they would do. Henry wrote, "They will find their boasting is in vain long before they get there." Brigham Young sent several brethren fiom Salt Lake with thirtynine yoke of oxen to help the emigration company, and they met at Fort Bridger on September 14. They also met others who had been to see President Young and were escorting Captain Van Vlict of the U.S. Army as far as the government camp on Ham's Fork. Another company, under the leadership of W. G . Young, caught up with Henry's company here, and they all started together for Salt Lake on September 18. They arrived on September 25, 1857, where Henry wrote the following:
I was invited to put up at Ezra Benson's house and supper was immediately prepared, to which myself and Brother Martin did ample justice. Vegetables and peach pie were indeed a great luxurj which those only can fully appreciate who have been traveling for several months over the desert plains encountering heat and dust. After supper I accompanied Brother Martin to his mother-in-law's, Sister Moor's, in the 19th Ward, where I met with Sister Mary Ann Wilson, a very worthy and intelligent young lady who came from England from my Pastorate this year. Sister Martin went into the garden and fetched a milk pan full of peaches of the finest kind and set them before me, expressing a desire for me to help myself freely to all I could eat which truly I did, and by no means sp&glY. After several hours in chatting together and rejoicing in each other's company, I retired to Sister Benson's to rest on a good feather bed which was a great luxury, especially when contrasting to sleeping on the hard ground under the wagon on the plains for nearly three months. September 26: I went to report myself to President Young. He bid me welcome home. I had an agreeable interview of about two hours with him. He said,

and boasted of what great things they would do. Henry wrote, "They will find their boasting is in vain long before they get there." Brigham Young sent several brethren fiom Salt Lake with thirtynine yoke of oxen to help the emigration company, and they met at Fort Bridger on September 14. They also met others who had been to see President Young and were escorting Captain Van Vlict of the U.S. Army as far as the government camp on Ham's Fork. Another company, under the leadership of W. G . Young, caught up with Henry's company here, and they all started together for Salt Lake on September 18. They arrived on September 25, 1857, where Henry wrote the following:
I was invited to put up at Ezra Benson's house and supper was immediately prepared, to which myself and Brother Martin did ample justice. Vegetables and peach pie were indeed a great luxurj which those only can fully appreciate who have been traveling for several months over the desert plains encountering heat and dust. After supper I accompanied Brother Martin to his mother-in-law's, Sister Moor's, in the 19th Ward, where I met with Sister Mary Ann Wilson, a very worthy and intelligent young lady who came from England from my Pastorate this year. Sister Martin went into the garden and fetched a milk pan full of peaches of the finest kind and set them before me, expressing a desire for me to help myself freely to all I could eat which truly I did, and by no means sp&glY. After several hours in chatting together and rejoicing in each other's company, I retired to Sister Benson's to rest on a good feather bed which was a great luxury, especially when contrasting to sleeping on the hard ground under the wagon on the plains for nearly three months. September 26: I went to report myself to President Young. He bid me welcome home. I had an agreeable interview of about two hours with him. He said,